组团 (zǔ tuán) — to form a group or delegation

Definition

组团 means 'to form a group (to do something together)' — usually for travel, delegations, or organized activities. Pairs naturally with 去 / 来 + place or activity.

verb
to form a group or delegation

Examples

  • 组团。
    Wǒ men dǎ suàn zǔ tuán qù yún nán lǚ yóu.
    We plan to form a group to travel to Yunnan.
  • 组团。
    Gōng sī jué dìng zǔ tuán cān jiā zhè cì zhǎn lǎn huì.
    The company decided to form a delegation to attend this exhibition.
  • 组团。
    Tā men zǔ tuán qù běi jīng xué xí xiān jìn jīng yàn.
    They formed a group to go to Beijing to learn advanced experience.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

组zǔorganize
团tuángroup

组 means to organize or form, and 团 means a group, so the action is forming a group.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 組; 组 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìsilk
Sound part声符shēngfú
且
且qiě組zǔ
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 組 pairs 糸 (silk) with 且 as a sound part; the simplified 组 is a shorthand.

Open 组 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 團; 团 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
囗囗wéi
Sound part声符shēngfú
專
專zhuān團tuán
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The form 團 combines 囗 as a meaning part with 專 as a sound part; the story is about 團, not about 团.

Open 团 →

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